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CivE 709 Dr. Jeff West |
| The design of concrete structures from a durability standpoint has been largely overlooked in the past, resulting in the premature deterioration of much of our modern infrastructure. This course will discuss durability design for new concrete structures, treating durability as a limit state. The design requirements, in terms of forms and severity of attack on the structure, and the resistance of the structure to those forms of attack are explored. The course will begin with a discussion of durability design as a limit state and a review of basic concrete material science. Specific durability topics will include corrosion of metals in concrete, sulfate attack, freeze/thaw damage and alkali-aggregate reactions. Each durability topic will be discussed in terms of exposure conditions, mechanisms of attack, influencing factors and protection methods. |
 | 2005 Course Syllabus may be found here. |
| Tips and Guidelines for Presentations may be found here. |
| Presentations on Pretensioned and Post-tensioned Structures: email Prof. West for link. |
Last Updated September 26, 2005
